Changes to Mathematics in the New Curriculum

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Changes to Mathematics in the New Curriculum
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The aims of the new curriculum

• become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics,
  including through varied and frequent practice
  with increasing complex problems over time, so
  that children develop a deep understanding and
  are able to recall and apply knowledge rapidly
  and accurately.
• reason mathematically by following a line of
  enquiry, conjecturing relationships and
  generalisations, and developing and argument,
  justification or proof using mathematical
  language.
• can solve problems by applying their mathematics
  to a variety of problems with increasing
  difficulty, including breaking problems down into
  a series of simpler steps and persevering in
  finding solutions.

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Whats Changed?

• Greater focus on the skills of arithmetic.
• Year 1 To be able to count to 100 instead of
  20.
• Simple fractions (½ and ¼) will be taught in
  KS1and by the end of primary school children
  should be able to convert decimals fractions to
  simple fractions (e.g. 0.375 3/8)
• By the end of Y4 (age 9) children will be
  expected to know times tables up to 12 x 12
• Calculators will not be introduced until near
  the end of KS2 to encourage mental arithmetic.
• A move to more formal calculation methods in KS2.
  
• High Achievers
• If your child is achieving well, rather than
  moving onto the following year groups work we
  will encourage deepening and investigation work
  to allow for more mastery and understanding of
  concepts.

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Areas of Mathematics

• Number and Place Value
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication and Division
• Fractions
• Measurement
• Properties of Shape
• Position and Direction
• Statistics.

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Tests your child will take

• National Curriculum tests are compulsory for
  children at the end of Year 2 and Year 6.
  Informally known as SATs.
• The new National Curriculum tests will take place
  each summer from 2016.
• Where previously these tests and other teacher
  assessments were graded in levels (usually
  numbering between Level 1 and 6) from 2016 the
  tests will be reported as a scaled score with a
  score of 100 representing the expected level for
  each year group.
• Year 2 tests
• short arithmetic test of 15 questions.
• second paper of broader mathematics which will
  last around 35 minutes.
• Year 6 tests
• Arithmetic test of approximately 30 minutes.
• 2 broader mathematics tests of 40 minutes.